Rail-joint.



J. M. JOHNSON.

RAIL JOINT. APPLICATION FILED DBO. 27, 1910.

993,830, Patented May 30, 1911.

UNITED STAlEglfZEENT curios.

JOSE-PH M; JoHNs'oN, or MILLERSBURG, PENlvsvztviinia.

RAIL-JOINT.

To all whom it may concern:

- a citizen of the United States, residing at Millersburg, in the countyof Dauphin and.

State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Railof a pair of bfy the wheels of a car upon ing to be a full,clear, of the invention,

-eflicient in us Joints; and I do hereby declare the fol1owand exactdescription skilledf'in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in rail joints,and has for an ob ect to provide a device of this character which wil Isecurely clamp' the meeting ends rails in proper position, and alsoprotect the connecting bolts a ainst injury erailment of same; Anotherobject of this invention is to improve and simplify devices of thischaracter, rendering them comparatively simple and inexpenslve tomanufacture, reliable an I and readily assembled. With the a ove andother objects in view, this inventionresidesin the novel features ofconstruction, formations, combinations and v more fully describeqwhicharrangements of arts to be hereinafter d: claimed and illustrated:in the accompanying drawings, in

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention; Fig; 2 is o. a sectionalview taken through one of the rails,

showing my invention in end elevation, and Figs. 3 and 4 are perspectiveviews of the tie-engaging. plates. ig. 5 is'a detail perspective view ofone of the reinforcing members detached.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1designates the meeting ends of a pair of rails or the like, comprisingthe customary heads 2, base flanges 3 and connecting webs 4', the saidrail adapted to be mounted. upon a suitable v ength with upstandingbosses or extensions late 5, .provided at intervals throughout its 6,adapted to engage cut-away portions 710- cated in the base flanges ofthe rails, for the purpose of assisting-in holding the rails a amst dislacement upon the ties. p ate 5 is a so provided with dependingextensions .8, adaptedto engage one face of I the tie,."and withdownwardly projecting Speeiflcation of Letters Patent. Application filedbecembei' 27 191i). Serial No. 599,566.

such. as will enable others ends, of a plate,

'ties upon whic This Patented May 30, 1911.

HEISSUED pins 9, adapted'to be driven into the tie for the purposeof-l1olding the plate against displacement therewith.

Apertures 10 are located in the plate 5, upon opposite sides of the baseflanges of the rails in staggered relation to each other, to provide ameans whereby the customary rail-retaining spikes 11 m'ay be driven intothe ties, with their upper ends or heads eugaging the base flanges 12 ofthe fish plates 13, secured to OPPOSltG sides of the rails bymeans ofthe customar bolts 14. The fish plates 13 are provided adjacent theouter retaining bolts 14 with deflecting members 15, the said deflectingmembers serving to throw the rail away from the bolts, manifestlyprotecting the same from injury by the wheelsof the car in case of thederailment thereof. g j

The inner ends of the sides of the plate 5 can be apertured, wherebyreinforcing members can be secured to the opposite sides thereof. i

From the foregoing disclosure it will be manifest that a rail joint isprovided for which will fulfil. all of the necessary requirements ofsuch a device Having thus fully described this invention, what I claimas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent isf 7 Q 1. The combinationwith a pair of rail means carried by the plate for engaging said railends, means. carried by the plate for engaging the ties of a railroadtrack, fish plates secured to the said rail ends, bolts projectingthrough the fish lates and the rail ends respectively, for holding saidfish plates against displacement, and deflecting members formed upon thefish plates, substantially as and'for thepurposes hereinbeforedescribed.

'2. The combination with'a pair of rail ends of a plate, bossesformedupon the upper ends of the said plate for engagement with recessesformed in the base flanges of the rail ends, depending extenions formedupon the -lower face of the late for engafi ment with the sides of thedependm pins formed upon the lower face of the p ate. for engagementwith the said, ties, fish plates upon oppositesides of the rail ends,bolts extending through the said the rails are to be located,

fish plates and rail ends respectively, for In testimony whereof Daffixmy signature holding the said fish plates againit dispiacgin presence oftwo Witnesses. ment and deflectin extensions ormed a T T j acentthe endnut 51d bolts, for the purpose JOSEPH 5 5 5 of preventing injury to thesaid bolts by de- Witnesses:

fleeting the Wheels of a car therefrom upon S. W. COOK, the derailmentof the said car. CHAS. C. RIGHAfiDsONJ Copies of this patent may beobtained for five cents each, by addressing the Gemmissioner of Patents,

\lvashington, D. C.

